Equipment Requirements

Quality weapons will be provided for Smallsword. For participants wanting to use their own training weapons please refer to the guidelines below. If you have any questions, please contact wstrinfo@gmail.com for clarifications

Military Saber/Backsword/Sidesword

Due to the expected tournament size, this is a BYOS event this year!

General guidelines: Military-style saber/sword of no more than 36” blade. Blades should be a purpose-made trainer - not merely a blunted sharp - with a weight of at least 340g (0.75lb). Total weight should not exceed 1.4kg (~3lb). Tips should either be rolled or covered with a plastic/leather/rubber blunt. Acceptable steel weapons for this event include: Regenyei, Darkwood (military saber and sidesword blades), Castille Armory (20mm and wider blades), Alchem, A&A, Kvetun, Cold Steel Hutton (old version), VB, and SGT.

If participants are not comfortable using the steel sabers, synthetic baskethilt sabers from Rawlings will be available. Purpleheart TypeIII sabers are also acceptable for use against the Rawlings.*

Smallsword

Weapons must have blades of no more than 35" in length. Modern foil guards and French grips may be used. Standard foil and epee blades are acceptable, as are double wide epee blades. Castille smallswords/smarra and blades modified by A&A, Jacob Armoury and Benjamen Arms are acceptable.

Standard No. 2 epee blades mounted on ambidextrous grips will be provided.

SAFETY EQUIPMENT

All participants *must* have the following to participate in the tournaments:

Long athletic pants with no bare skin exposed (fencing knickers with long socks are acceptable - kilts and socks are OK too, provided no skin is exposed)
Non-marking athletic shoes
Three weapon fencing mask or better with back of the head protection
Minimum of a 3 weapon fencing jacket (additional torso protection is encouraged)
Men must wear an athletic cup
Rigid Elbow protection (waived for Smallsword)
Rigid Knee protection (waived for Smallsword)
Shin protection (Saber and Baton only)
Forearm guards (Saber and Baton)
Gloves for both hands
Throat guard

A limited number of loaner fencing plastrons, forearm, elbow, throat guards, and LAX gloves will be available.

*If the basket on the weapon completely encloses the hand, heavy hand protection is not needed – standard padded fencing gloves (or the equivalent) are sufficient. Synthetic weapons provided by the event hosts for Saber have completely enclosed baskets.

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